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Setting Up a Development Server. Once you have your own development server, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without one, and it’s easy to set one up!. What Is a WAMP, MAMP, or LAMP? Windows, Apache, MySQL , and PHP MAC, Apache, MySQL , and PHP Linux, Apache, MySQL , and PHP.
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Setting Up a Development Server Once you have your own development server, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without one, and it’s easy to set one up!
What Is a WAMP, MAMP, or LAMP? • Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP • MAC, Apache, MySQL, and PHP • Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP Ready set go
Windows http://easyphp.org • Testing the Installation • http://127.0.0.1/home • http://localhost/home
Macintosh http://mamp.info/en/index.html • <html><head><title>A quick test</title></head> • <body>A quick test</body></html>
www.zend.com • www.hotscripts.com • Google searches PHP Resources
www.findmyhosting.com • Web hosting guide • Many considerations when choosing a hosting • Prices vary provider to provider • Free hosting company is a BAD idea • www.rackforce.com (dedicated servers) • www.cihost.com shared hosting Hosting Resouces
Some specifics to look for • PHP Version 5.1 or higher • MySQL Version 5.1 or higher • Type of account access (FTP/SFPT/SSH/TELNET0 • Access to MySQL command line? • What scripts are pre-installed and how to disable them • What kind of contract for hosting? What to look for in hosting
Check reputation of host provider • www.findmyhosting.com a good resource to check plans • SELF hosting on Macintosh www.entropy.ch • SELF hosting on Windows www.devside.net More on hosting